Date:26/02/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/26/stories/2008022655831700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Hazelhead for main event

Mumbai: Hazelhead, who finished third last time out, has an edger over her rivals in the Mulraj Goculdas Trophy, the main event of the races to be held here on Tuesday (Feb. 26).

False rails (width 6 metres from 1,600m to 1,200m and 7 metres from 1,200m to the winning post) will be in position.

•NOBLE OPINION PLATE (1,200m), 4-y-o only rated 00 to 26, 3-00 p.m: 1. Escayola (4) Nilesh 60.5, 2. Green Valley (3) K. Kadam 60.5, 3. Supreme Orator (8) Riyaz 60.5, 4. Sepia Tone (1) Belose 58.5, 5. Black Hussar (5) M. Narredu 56, 6. Rising Princess (2) V. Jodha 55.5, 7. Hymn Star (6) Dashrath 53, 8. Desert Blue (7) D. K. Ashish 51.5 and 9. Just Blessings (9) S. S. Rathore 50.

1. Green Valley, 2. Hymn Star,

3. Black Hussar

•FLYING BRAVE PLATE (1,600m), rated 00 to 26, 3-30: 1. Eternal Flight (5) P. S. Chouhan 62, 2. Araminta (9) D. K. Ashish 59, 3. Black Warrior (2) Riyaz 59, 4. Double Ease (8) Shailesh 57.5, 5. Landlord (4) M. Narredu 57.5, 6. Polar Glow (1) Baandal 57, 7. Cinderella Man (7) K. Kadam 56, 8. House Prefect (3) Dashrath 52 and 9. Mubarras (6) Zameer 51.5.

1. Polar Glow, 2. Landlord, 3. Cinderella Man

•M. D. MEHTA TROPHY (Div. II) (1,200m), Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 4-00: 1. Captains Zone (5) D. K. Ashish 55, 2. Forest Music (4) S. N. Chavan 55, 3. Knight Of Windsor (7) Donoghue 55, 4. Winning Treat (9) Rupesh 55, 5. Bee Quick (10) S. Fargeat 53.5, 6. Blue Jay (8) Ruzaan 53.5, 7. Dazzling Spirit (1) Shailesh 53.5, 8. Princess Ruby (3) Zameer 53.5, 9. Starlite Express (2) Baandal 53.5 and 10. Wings Of Angels (6) Neeraj 53.5.

1. Bee Quick, 2. Knight Of Windsor, 3. Starlite Express

•M. D. MEHTA TROPHY (Div. I) (1,200m), Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 4-30: 1. Aiming High (3) P. S. Chouhan 55, 2. Cavaradosi (8) M. Narredu 55, 3. Es Sider (1) S. Fargeat 55, 4. Flaming Ace (5) Donoghue 55, 5. Secret Talk (11) Daniel Grant 55, 6. Sentinel (10) C. Rajendra 55, 7. Arks Angel (2) Shailesh 53.5, 8. Beacon Light (6) S. N. Chavan 53.5, 9. Born Special (4) Dashrath 53.5, 10. Saddlers Star (7) Neeraj 53.5 and 11. Spirited Star (9) Ruzaan 53.5.

1. Saddlers Star, 2. Secret Talk,

3. Sentinel

•MULRAJ GOCULDAS TROPHY (1,200m), rated 80 and upwards, 5-00: 1. Englehart (2) Tograllu 59, 2. Hazelhead (5) Daniel Grant 58, 3. Avec Plaisir (4) Shailesh 54, 4. King’s Desire (1) C. Rajendra 54 and 5. Pepe Junior (3) K. Kadam 54.

1. Hazelhead, 2. Avec Plaisir

•FEDORA PLATE (1,200m), 5-y-o & over rated 60 to 86, 5-30: 1. Perfect Attraction (1) Tograllu 62, 2. Take On (2) Daniel Grant 57, 3. Beyond Therapy (7) V. Jodha 56, 4. Star O’ War (10) C. Rajendra 54.5, 5. Oyster Gem (5) D. K. Ashish 50.5, 6. Born To Lead (6) Shailesh 50, 7. Thundering Star (9) V. Walkar 50, 8. Generalissimo (8) Baandal 49, 9. Red Dawn (3) Dashrath 49 and 10. Siroco (4) K. Kadam 49.

1. Take On, 2. Oyster Gem, 3. Siroco

•SECRET ROMEO PLATE (1,000m), rated 20 to 46, 6-00: 1. Recollection (4) P. S. Chouhan 59.5, 2. Maverick (11) D. K. Ashish 59, 3. Hidden Dragon (6) S. Fargeat 58.5, 4. Stellar Affair (1) Ruzaan 58.5, 5. Supreme Sword (5) Shelar 58.5, 6. Ekofisk (2) Neeraj 54, 7. Mirror Image (9) Riyaz 53.5, 8. Cabinda (3) Nilesh 52, 9. Regina (7) Zameer 51, 10. King Of The Ring (8) Dashrath 50.5 and 11. Constantia (10) Agarwal 49.5.

1. Stellar Affair, 2. Recollection, 3. Mirror Image

Day’s best: Bee Quick

Double: Take On — Stellar Affair

Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.

Treble: 5, 6 & 7.

Tanala: All races.

Super Jackpot: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.